San Antonio Local & National News – February 25, 2019

In Local News –

Please join the Alamo City Black Chamber, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 5:30pm at St. Philip’s College Turbon Student’s Center for our Annual Black History Reception.

This year’s reception will highlight the Alamo City’s Historians. The Alamo City Black Chamber of Commerce is the leading resource, advocate and access point for Black businesses, Blacks in business and the African American market. Their purpose is “Connecting Businesses with the Community for a Legacy of Prosperity”

For more information contact; Adrienne Vann at 210-486-2125

Reference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-history-reception-tickets-56369194779

In National News –

In a CNN News report, Lawmakers in Cuba said a provision opening the door for same-sex marriage legalization would no longer be part of the draft of a new constitution for the nation.

Cuba’s National Assembly said Tuesday it decided to drop the issue after the majority of people polled in community meetings said they were against same-sex marriage.

Last summer, more than 600 legislators approved a draft of the new constitution with language that didn’t specify the gender of individuals getting married. It only described it as “a consensual union between two people.”

The final version of the proposed constitution must pass through a popular vote in 2019.

Reference: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/19/americas/cuba-constitution-same-sex-marriage-trnd/index.html

Photo: https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180726110734-01-cuba-lgbtq-exlarge-169.jpg